Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 7, 2013
Submitted
November 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25018
Aircraft time
74,168 hours, 27,353 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Filter
Condition
Clogged
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WATER LEAKING IN AFT GALLEY. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS STATED THAT THERE WAS VISIBLE SMOKE & ACRID SMELL COMING FROM BETWEEN THE GALLEY CARTS & THE GALLEY COUNTER. COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY COMPONENT CAUSING ODOR OR SMOKE, OPERATED ALL GALLEY COMPONENTS & LIGHTING, ALL OPERATIONS NORMAL. BOTH COFFEEMAKER DRAIN FILTERS CLOGGED CAUSING OVERFLOW ONTO REAR OF COUNTER & WAS SOURCE OF WATER ON GALLEY FLOOR AREA. DUE TO WATER GATHERING IN COFFEEMAKER TRAYS, BOTH COFFEEMAKERS REPLACED PRECAUTIONARY. WARMERS, CHILLER, LIGHTS, ALL OPERATIONS NORMAL. REMOVED & REINSTALLED GALLEY ELECT PANELS TO CHECK FOR ANY EVIDENCE OF ARCING OR OVERHEATING, FOUND NONE IAW 25-32-95.